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{{Infobox district
{{Infobox district
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| demographics1_info1            = 76.22%
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| leader_name2                    = 1. Moran 2. Dibrugarh 3. Lahowal 4. Duliajan 5. Tingkhong 6. Chabua 7. Naharkatia
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==Etymology==
==Etymology==


Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-[[Chutia Kingdom|Chutia]] war). The name "Dibru" is believed to either have come from the [[Dibru River]] or from the [[Kachari language|Bodo-Kachari]] word ''dibru'' which translates to either ''blister'' or ''garh'', the latter of which is a word for a fort. Both "Dibru" and "Dibaru" are Bodo-Kachari words. The Bodo-Kacharis add the prefix "Di-" (which means "water") wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dibru.ac.in/about/about-dibrugarh|title=About Dibrugarh |website=dibru.ac.in |access-date= 16 May 2020}}</ref>
Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia war). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the [[Bodo-Kachari]] word “Dibru” which means a “blister” and “Garh” meaning "fort". The [[Bodo-Kachari]]s add the prefix “Di-” (which means “water”) wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Dibrugarh – Dibrugarh University|url=https://dibru.ac.in/about-dibrugarh/|access-date=2021-08-22|language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Dibarumukh was a renowned encampment of the [[Ahom Kingdom]] during the [[Ahom-Chutia conflict]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}. It was part of the [[Chutia Kingdom]] until coming under Ahom control in the year 1523 AD, after which [[Suhungmung]] placed an official named ''Chaolung Shulung'' to control the region.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.450867/page/n63/mode/1up Barua,G.C.''Ahom Buranji'', p.61]</ref> Dibrugarh became a separate district when it was split from [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] on 2 October 1971.<ref name="RKG Dibrugarh">{{cite web | url = https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUN2_25eEhvyY1I0e3FKkPkE8zvGLS6E | title = Govt Order No. AAP 110/70/169 dtd 24th Sept/1971 | access-date = 2019-11-28 | last = Government of Assam | first = Govt of Assam | date = 2019-11-28 | work = RKG Dibrugarh}}</ref> On 1 October 1989 [[Tinsukia district]] was split from Dibrugarh.<ref name="RKG Dibrugarh"/>
The region was part of the [[Chutia Kingdom]] until the Ahoms occupied it in the year 1523 AD. The Chutia army under the generals Kasitora, Alangi Chetia and Borpatra fought against the Ahoms at Dibrumukh,<ref>Deodhai Assam Buranji, p.1</ref> but were defeated. After the Ahoms captured Sadiya in 1524 AD, bringing an end to the Chutia kingdom, the Ahom king [[Suhungmung]] placed an official named ''Chaolung Shulung'' to control the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.450867|title=Ahom-buranji|date=12 November 1939|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>{{bcn|date=March 2022}} Dibrugarh became a separate district when it was split from [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] on 2 October 1971.<ref name="RKG Dibrugarh">{{cite web | url = https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CUN2_25eEhvyY1I0e3FKkPkE8zvGLS6E | title = Govt Order No. AAP 110/70/169 dtd 24th Sept/1971 | access-date = 2019-11-28 | last = Government of Assam | first = Govt of Assam | date = 2019-11-28 | work = RKG Dibrugarh}}</ref> On 1 October 1989 [[Tinsukia district]] was split from Dibrugarh.<ref name="RKG Dibrugarh"/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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*Duliajan
*Duliajan
*Namrup
*Namrup
*Moran


===Revenue Circles===
===Revenue Circles===
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==


According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Dibrugarh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,326,335,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mauritius]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Dibrugarh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,326,335,<ref name=districtcensus/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mauritius]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Maine]].<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
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  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |archive-date=2013-10-19  
  |archive-date=2013-10-19  
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 367th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 393 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  12.04%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Dibrugarh has a [[sex ratio]] of 961 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.05%, 82.82% in males and 68.99% in females.<ref name=districtcensus/>
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 367th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 393 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  12.04%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Dibrugarh has a [[sex ratio]] of 961 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.05%, 82.82% in males and 68.99% in females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.44% and 7.76% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 
{{bar box
Hindus 1,175,878 (90.49%), Muslims 80,306 (6.63%), Christians 45,040. The main indigenous Assamese communities inhabiting the district includes [[Ahoms]], [[Chutia]], [[Sonowal Kacharis]], Muttock, Moran people, etc. There are also some indigenous Assamese [[Tai languages|Tai]] [[Buddhist]] communities like [[Tai Phake people|Tai Phake]], [[Khamti people|Khamti]] and [[Khamyang people|Khamyang]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
|title=Religions in Dibrugarh district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Assam |url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|90.35}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|#008000|4.86}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.99}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.80}}
}}
Hindus are 1,198,401 (90.35%), Muslims 64,526 (4.86%), Christians 52,968 (3.99%).
The main indigenous Assamese communities inhabiting the district includes [[Ahom people|Ahom]], [[Chutia people|Chutia]], [[Sonowal Kachari people|Sonowal Kachari]], Motok, Moran people, etc. There are also some indigenous Assamese [[Tai languages|Tai]] [[Buddhist]] communities like [[Tai Phake people|Tai Phake]], [[Khamti people|Khamti]] and [[Khamyang people|Khamyang]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


{{Pie chart  
{{Pie chart  
|thumb = right  
|thumb = right  
|caption = Languages spoken in Dibrugarh district (2011)<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX</ref>
|caption = Languages of Dibrugarh district (2011)
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 76.01 |color1 = gold
|value1 = 76.01
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 5.93 |color2 = saddlebrown
|color1 = red
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 5.80 |color3 = orange
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|label4 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value4 = 4.83 |color4 = red
|value2 = 5.93
|label5 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value5 = 1.72 |color5 = pink
|color2 = Yellow
|label6 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] |value6 = 1.13 |color6 = peachpuff
|label3 = [[hindi language|hindi]]
|label7 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value7 = 1.00 |color7 = firebrick
|value3 = 12.76
|label8 = Others |value8 =3.58  |color8 = grey
|color3 = pink
|label4 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]  
|value4 = 1.71
|color4 = purple
|label5 = [[Odia language|Odia]]  
|value5 = 0.99
|color5 = orange
|label6 = others
|value6 = 2.6
|color6 = blue
}}
}}


Dibrugarh is a multi-cultural district. According to the 2011 census, 76.01% of the district speaks [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 5.93% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 12.76% [[Hindi]], 1.71% [[Nepali language|Nepali]] as their first language and others 2.6%.<ref>https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX</ref>
Dibrugarh is a multi-cultural district. According to the 2011 census, 76.01% of the district speaks [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 5.93% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 5.80% [[Hindi]], 4.83% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 1.72% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 1.13% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 1.00% [[Odia language|Odia]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |title=C-16 POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE |date= |website=censusindia.gov.in/2011census}}</ref>


==Flora and fauna==
==Flora and fauna==
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# '''Regional Medical Research Centre -RMRC''' (a centre for scientific and research in Bio-medical sciences where major health problems and its causes are studied).
# '''Regional Medical Research Centre -RMRC''' (a centre for scientific and research in Bio-medical sciences where major health problems and its causes are studied).


The district came to national prominence for education in 2009 with Gaurav Agarwal of the [[Assam Valley School]] topping the country in the Class XII board examinations conducted by the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=may2409/State9 |location=Guwahati, India |work=The Assam Tribune |title=Dibrugarh boy earns laurels |date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173309/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=may2409%2FState9 |archive-date=2013-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2009/State9 |location=Guwahati, India |work=The Assam Tribune |title=14th founders’ day of Assam Valley School concludes |date=19 Nov 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173306/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2009%2FState9 |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090522/jsp/northeast/story_11002109.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Women power in ICSE feat | date=22 May 2009}}</ref>
The district came to national prominence for education in 2009 with Gaurav Agarwal of the [[Assam Valley School]] topping the country in the Class XII board examinations conducted by the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=may2409/State9 |location=Guwahati, India |work=The Assam Tribune |title=Dibrugarh boy earns laurels |date=23 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173309/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=may2409%2FState9 |archive-date=2013-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2009/State9 |location=Guwahati, India |work=The Assam Tribune |title=14th founders' day of Assam Valley School concludes |date=19 Nov 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173306/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=nov2009%2FState9 |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090522/jsp/northeast/story_11002109.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Women power in ICSE feat | date=22 May 2009}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
{{Main | Category:People from Dibrugarh district}}
{{Main | Category:People from Dibrugarh district}}<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---><!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by FIRST NAME ♦♦♦--->
* [[Ranjan Gogoi]] (former [[Chief Justice of India]])
 
* [[Nilmoni Phukan Sr]] (Assamese poet, writer, political figure & freedom fighter)
* [[Arun Sharma (dramatist)|Arun Sharma]]: Dramatist.
* [[Biju Phukan]] (actor)
* [[Biju Phukan]]: Assamese actor.
* [[Dipannita Sharma]] (model, Bollywood actress)
* [[Dipannita Sharma]]: Indian actress and model.
* [[Arun Sharma (dramatist)]]
* [[Jyoti Prasad Agarwala]]: Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker.
* [[Prahlad Chandra Tasa]]
* [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]] : former chief minister of Assam.
* [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] (former chief minister of the state of Assam)
* [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]]: former chief minister of Assam.
* [[Paresh Barua]] (leader of militant group, ULFA)
* [[Moloya Goswami]]: Indian actress.
* [[Kesab Chandra Gogoi]] (former CM of Assam)
* [[Nilmoni Phukan Sr|Nilmoni Phukan]]:  Assamese writer, poet, freedom fighter and politician.
* [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]] (former CM of Assam)
* [[Nagen Saikia]]: Indian writer.
* [[Parineeta Borthakur]]
* [[Paresh Barua]]: leader of militant group, ULFA.
* [[Parineeta Borthakur]]: Indian actress.
* [[Prahlad Chandra Tasa]]: Indian writer and Educationist.
* [[Ranjan Gogoi]]: 46th Chief Justice of India.
* [[Rameswar Teli]]: MP, Lok sabha from dibrugarh.
* [[Shamin Mannan]]: Indian actress.
* [[Sarbananda Sonowal]]: former chief minister of Assam.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council]]
* [[Matak Autonomous Council]]
* [[Matak Autonomous Council]]


Revision as of 10:01, 12 April 2022

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dibrugarh.

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Dibrugarh (Pron:ˌdɪbru:ˈgor:) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located within the city of Dibrugarh, which the district itself is named for. The district occupies an area of 3381 km².

Etymology

Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia war). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the Bodo-Kachari word “Dibru” which means a “blister” and “Garh” meaning "fort". The Bodo-Kacharis add the prefix “Di-” (which means “water”) wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city.[1]

History

The region was part of the Chutia Kingdom until the Ahoms occupied it in the year 1523 AD. The Chutia army under the generals Kasitora, Alangi Chetia and Borpatra fought against the Ahoms at Dibrumukh,[2] but were defeated. After the Ahoms captured Sadiya in 1524 AD, bringing an end to the Chutia kingdom, the Ahom king Suhungmung placed an official named Chaolung Shulung to control the region.[3][better source needed] Dibrugarh became a separate district when it was split from Lakhimpur on 2 October 1971.[4] On 1 October 1989 Tinsukia district was split from Dibrugarh.[4]

Geography

Dibrugarh district occupies an area of 3,381 square kilometres (1,305 sq mi),[5] comparatively equivalent to Russia's Vaygach Island.[6] The district extends from 27° 5' 38" N to 27° 42' 30" N latitude and 94°33'46"E to 95°29'8"E longitude. It is bounded by Dhemaji district on the north, Tinsukia district on the east, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on the south-east and Sibsagar district on the north and south-west. The area stretches from the north bank of the Brahmaputra, which flows for a length of 95 km through the northern margin of the district, to the Patkai foothills on the south. The Burhi Dihing, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra with its network of tributaries and wetlands flows through the district from east to west. There is a large tract of Tropical Rainforest in its eastern and southern regions, which is a part of the Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary.

Economy

Tea and oil are the major revenue earners for the district. Beside these many rice and oilseed mills exist. Also there are some coal mining and petroleum production industries.

Agriculture

The majority of the population are occupied in farming of rice, sugar-cane, pulses, and fish farming.

Dibrugarh has the world's largest area covered by tea gardens. The entire district is surrounded by tea plantations and has tea factories. Many tea gardens are more than 100 years old.

Industry

The world's oldest running oil refinery is situated in Digboi (Tinsukia District). The entire district has many oil and natural gas rigs owned by the Oil India Limited and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.

The headquarters of Oil India Limited is located in Duliajan,[7] 50 km from Dibrugarh Town.

Administrative

The Administrative System is divided into:

  1. Village (1361)
  2. Block (7)
  3. Gaon Panchayats (93)
  4. Zilla Parishad (1)

In the lower-house (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament, Dibrugarh is one constituency and represented by one elected Member of the Parliament.

Notable towns

  • Dibrugarh,
  • Chabua
  • Naharkatia
  • Duliajan
  • Namrup
  • Moran

Revenue Circles

  • Dibrugarh East
  • Dibrugarh West
  • Chabua
  • Tengakhat
  • Naharkatia
  • Tingkhong
  • Moran.

Police Stations

  • Borboruah (City) PS
  • Chabua PS
  • Dibrugarh Sadar Town (City)
  • Duliajan PS
  • Joypur PS
  • Khowang PS
  • Lahowal (City) PS
  • Moran PS
  • Naharkatia PS
  • Rajgarh PS
  • Rohmoria, Ghoramora PS
  • Tengakhat PS
  • Tingkhong PS

There are seven Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Moran, Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Duliajan, Tingkhong, Naharkatia, and Chabua.[8] Chabua is in the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency, whilst the other six are in the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[9]

Transport

Dibrugarh is well linked by roads, railway (Dibrugarh railway station), airway (Mohanbari Airport) and waterway. There are four airfields, which were used by the British against Japanese forces in Burma during World War II.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dibrugarh district has a population of 1,326,335,[10] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[11] or the US state of Maine.[12] This gives it a ranking of 367th in India (out of a total of 640).[10] The district has a population density of 393 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,020/sq mi) .[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.04%.[10] Dibrugarh has a sex ratio of 961 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 76.05%, 82.82% in males and 68.99% in females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4.44% and 7.76% of the population respectively.[10]

Religions in Dibrugarh district (2011)[13]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 90.35%
Islam
 
 4.86%
Christianity
 
 3.99%
Other or not stated
 
 0.80%

Hindus are 1,198,401 (90.35%), Muslims 64,526 (4.86%), Christians 52,968 (3.99%). The main indigenous Assamese communities inhabiting the district includes Ahom, Chutia, Sonowal Kachari, Motok, Moran people, etc. There are also some indigenous Assamese Tai Buddhist communities like Tai Phake, Khamti and Khamyang.[citation needed]

Languages of Dibrugarh district (2011)

  Assamese (76.01%)
  Bengali (5.93%)
  Hindi (5.80%)
  Sadri (4.83%)
  Nepali (1.72%)
  Bhojpuri (1.13%)
  Odia (1.00%)
  Others (3.58%)

Dibrugarh is a multi-cultural district. According to the 2011 census, 76.01% of the district speaks Assamese, 5.93% Bengali, 5.80% Hindi, 4.83% Sadri, 1.72% Nepali, 1.13% Bhojpuri and 1.00% Odia as their first language.[14]

Flora and fauna

A duck swimming.
The endangered white-winged duck, found in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.

In 1999 Dibrugarh district became home to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, which has an area of 340 km2 (131.3 sq mi).[15] It shares the park with Tinsukia district. It is also home to the Padumani-Bherjan-Borajan Wildlife Sanctuary, which was established in 1999 and has an area of 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi).[15] In 2020 Dibrugarh district became home to Dehing Patkai National Park, which has an area of 231.65 km2 (89.4 sq mi).[15] It shares the park with Tinsukia district.

Education

The district is the pivot of higher education in the entire North East India. Right from the British India period the district has been a center for learning. The Assam Medical College was established by a personal grant from Dr. John Berry White after he retired as the civil surgeon of Lakhimpur district. The medical school, "John Berry White Medical School" was set up in 1900 at Dibrugarh, and thus this premier institute started its history, and marked a new era in education.[16] Assam Medical College has the pride of having the first Radiology department in India, as in 1910 two X-Ray machine (One 10MA and another 15MA) was bought from England, only 15 years after the discovery of X-Rays by Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895-96. These two were the first X-Ray machines in India.

Apart from medical, the other higher fields of learning in the district are Pharmacology, Geology and Applied Geology and Petroleum Technology. All these courses are offered by Dibrugarh University, which was established in 1965.

Beside the University, other centres for learning are:

  1. Dibrugarh Poly-technique (offering various diploma courses in Electrical, Civil and Mechanical fields).
  2. Regional Medical Research Centre -RMRC (a centre for scientific and research in Bio-medical sciences where major health problems and its causes are studied).

The district came to national prominence for education in 2009 with Gaurav Agarwal of the Assam Valley School topping the country in the Class XII board examinations conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.[17][18][19]

Notable people

Main page: Category:People from Dibrugarh district

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Dibrugarh – Dibrugarh University". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Deodhai Assam Buranji, p.1
  3. ↑ "Ahom-buranji". 12 November 1939 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Government of Assam, Govt of Assam (28 November 2019). "Govt Order No. AAP 110/70/169 dtd 24th Sept/1971". RKG Dibrugarh. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) (2010). "States and Union Territories: Assam: Government". India 2010: A Reference Annual (54th ed.). New Delhi, India: Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India. p. 1116. ISBN 978-81-230-1617-7. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area". United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011. Vaygach Island 3,329
  7. ↑ "Oil India Limited :: A Navratna Company". Oil-india.com. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Revenue & Election District wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "List of Assembly Constituencies showing their Parliamentary Constituencies wise break - up" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Assam website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named districtcensus
  11. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
  12. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Maine 1,328,361
  13. ↑ "C-16 Population By Religion - Assam". census.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "C-16 POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE". censusindia.gov.in/2011census.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Assam". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Assam Medical College". Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Dibrugarh boy earns laurels". The Assam Tribune. Guwahati, India. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "14th founders' day of Assam Valley School concludes". The Assam Tribune. Guwahati, India. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Women power in ICSE feat". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 22 May 2009.

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